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  SC directs cadre review across all Central Armed Police Forces within six months

  India | May 24, 2025 10:58 IST

  A bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan on Friday instructed the Department of Personnel and Training to take an appropriate decision within three months.

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  Missing since FIR lodged, MP minister Vijay Shah issues third apology over Col Sophiya remarks

  Madhya Pradesh | May 23, 2025 17:58 IST

  Madhya Pradesh Minister Vijay Shah, missing since May 15 after an FIR was filed over his offensive remarks against Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, has issued a third apology as the Supreme Court-appointed SIT continues its probe.

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  Supreme Court grills Rajasthan govt over student suicides: Why are they dying only in Kota?

  Rajasthan | May 23, 2025 15:00 IST

  The Supreme Court referred to a March 24 verdict which took note of recurring cases of student suicides in higher educational institutions and formed a national task force to address the mental health concerns of students and prevent such incidents.

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  SC shows leniency in POCSO conviction, refrains from sentencing convict married to victim | Details

  India | May 23, 2025 14:25 IST

  At the time of the offence, the man was 24 years old and was convicted for having a sexual relationship with a minor. However, after the girl attained adulthood, the two got married. The couple is now living together and raising their child.

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  PM Modi dismisses Pakistan's Nal Airbase claim, mocks Rahim Yar Khan's ruins | 22 May | Speed News

  Originals | May 23, 2025 0:11 IST

  PM Modi dismisses Pakistan's Nal Airbase claim, mocks Rahim Yar Khan's 'ICU' ruins. Jaishankar confirms India-Pakistan talks after Operation Sindoor for ceasefire. Modi inaugurates 103 Amrit Bharat railway stations across India. Catch all the updates in today's Speed News.

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  Supreme Court reserves order on pleas seeking stay on Waqf Amendment Act 2025

  India | May 22, 2025 17:20 IST

  A bench led by Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih concluded hearings after three days of marathon arguments from all sides. The Centre firmly defended the Act, arguing that waqf is inherently a “secular concept” and therefore should not be stayed.

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  ED crossing all limits: SC raps probe agency, stays investigation against Tamil Nadu's TASMAC

  India | May 22, 2025 12:36 IST

  The DMK-run state government and TASMAC moved the top court against the raids conducted by the ED at the premises of TASMAC.

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  Supriya Sule slams Kharge's 'small war' remark, distances herself from Oppn | 21 May | Speed News

  Originals | May 21, 2025 19:14 IST

  Supriya Sule criticises Kharge's 'small war' comment, distancing herself from the Opposition. Supreme Court grants anticipatory bail to Puja Khedkar, notes she's not dangerous. Top Maoist Basavaraju killed in Chhattisgarh; Rs 1 crore bounty on him. Get all the latest updates in today's Speed News.

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  Waqf is not an essential part of Islam, just like charity: Centre to Supreme Court

  India | May 21, 2025 15:57 IST

  During a Supreme Court hearing on waqf laws, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, argued that waqf is an Islamic concept but not an essential part of Islam. Comparing it to donation practices in other faiths, Mehta said charity is a universal religious feature.

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  Supreme Court grants anticipatory bail to Puja Khedkar, says she is not a drug lord or terrorist

  India | May 21, 2025 14:49 IST

  Puja Khedkar is accused of misrepresenting information in her application for the 2022 UPSC civil services examination for availing reservation benefits. She has refuted all the allegations against her.

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  Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad gets interim bail from Supreme Court

  India | May 21, 2025 12:52 IST

  Ali Khan Mahmudabad, an Ashoka University professor, was arrested on May 18 over a social media post about Operation Sindoor.

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  NEP row: MK Stalin govt moves Supreme Court against Centre for withholding funds

  May 21, 2025 10:31 IST

  The Tamil Nadu government in the petition sought the release of more than Rs 2000 crores under Samagira Sikha Scheme and urged the SC to fix a time frame and sought the recovery of the amount with a future interest at the rate of 6% per annum on the principal sum.

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  Waqf Law case: Supreme Court says 'courts cannot intervene unless....' | Know big points

  India | May 20, 2025 16:39 IST

  The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard petitions challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. Chief Justice B.R. Gavai emphasized that courts cannot intervene in laws passed by Parliament unless a clear constitutional issue is demonstrated.

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  Supreme Court makes three years of legal practice mandatory to join judiciary as civil judge

  India | May 20, 2025 11:51 IST

  The apex court observed that the direct appointment of fresh law graduates into the judiciary has created several challenges on the ground, particularly due to their lack of practical exposure.

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  India not dharamshala, can't host refugees from all over: SC junks Sri Lankan man's plea

  India | May 19, 2025 16:48 IST

  A bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice K Vinod Chandran was hearing a plea by a Sri Lankan citizen, who was arrested in 2015 on suspicion of having connections to the LTTE, a terrorist organisation once active in Sri Lanka.

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  All High Court judges entitled to full, equal pension: Supreme Court upholds 'one rank one pension'

  India | May 19, 2025 15:45 IST

  Applying the principle of “one rank, one pension”, a bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih observed that full pension will be paid to all judges irrespective of when they were appointed

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  SC slams Vijay Shah for remarks on Col Sofiya Qureshi: 'You should weigh your words when you speak'

  India | May 19, 2025 13:31 IST

  Madhya Pradesh Minister Vijay Shah came under fire after a video, which was distributed widely, showed him allegedly making objectionable remarks against Colonel Sofiya Qureshi. Madhya Pradesh Minister Vijay Shah

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  Stalin writes to CMs of non-BJP ruled states, urges to oppose Presidential reference in SC

  May 18, 2025 16:56 IST

  MK Stalin in his letter said that it is well known that the advisory judiciary of the Supreme Court cannot be invoked or exercised when the issue in question has already been decided by an authoritative verdict of the court.

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  'I must deprecate openly': Chief Justice BR Gavai criticises SCBA over Justice Trivedi farewell

  India | May 16, 2025 22:45 IST

  The CJI, however, praised SCBA president and senior advocate Kapil Sibal and vice president Rachna Srivastava for their presence before it during the proceedings despite the bar body not holding the usual function for Justice Trivedi in the evening.

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  SC warns Telangana officials of jail over tree felling in Hyderabad's Kancha Gachibowli forest

  May 15, 2025 15:58 IST

  The Supreme Court has warned Telangana officials of possible jail time if they fail to restore the forest cleared in Hyderabad's Kancha Gachibowli area. The court took serious note of the pre-planned felling of trees, which it said took advantage of a long weekend to avoid judicial scrutiny.